Forbes Hall

FORBES HALL is a residence hall located on Forbes Avenue about four blocks from the Litchfield Towers complex. It houses 232 first-year students in air-conditioned double rooms. Some of the doubles have adjoining semiprivate powder rooms. There are communal showers, a kitchenette, and a laundry area on each floor. There are internet e-mail kiosks and a student mail center in the lobby of Forbes Hall. In 1758, General John Forbes defeated the French at Fort Duquesne and renamed the settlement Pittsburgh in honor of English Prime Minister William Pitt.

The First-Year Engineering Living Learning Community is located in Forbes Hall. Each wing of Forbes Hall has a study room. A large recreation room with fitness equipment is on the second floor, and a rooftop patio overlooks Forbes Avenue.

A Resident Director and eight Resident Assistants are on staff.